DIFFERENTIATED OUTPUT HIERARCHY
(6thGRADE)
- Yes / No Strategies
- Choice Strategies
- Closed Strategies
- Visual Organization Strategies
- Open Ended Questions
EXAMPLES OF OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
Math
Hector recorded the scores for 2 of hisMarco Polo games. He scored15,988 pointson the first game and 13, 539 points on thesecond game. How many more points didHector score in the first game than in thesecond?
Social Studies
What are the principles stated in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
Science
Name the different stages of the Water Cycle.
Language Arts
I love bats. They are such wonderful animals. There are manydifferent kinds of bats. One kind of bat is the fruit bat. Fruit bats have cute faces.
They sleep in trees. Most bats are nocturnal. That means they sleep during the day. They hunt for insects at night. Farmers like bats. Bats eat thousands of insects every night. That means that there aren’t as many insects to destroy crops.
Explain what this story was about in your own words.
Explanation of Open Ended Questions
Open-ended questions may be the most difficult for students with ASD. Many students who have trouble with written language skills or have trouble processing spoken language will not be able to answer open-ended questions as presented in the curriculum.
If the student is having trouble with open-ended questions, that is the time to move through the differentiated output hierarchy.
DIFFERENTIATED OUTPUT HIERARCHY
(6thGRADE)
- Yes / No Strategies
- Choice Strategies
- Closed Strategies
- Visual Organization Strategies
EXAMPLES OF VISUAL ORGANIZATION STRATEGIES
Math
Hector recorded the scores for 2 of his Marco Polo games. He scored 15,988 points on the first game and 13,539 points on the second game.
How many MORE points did Hector score inthe first game than in the second?
Subtract score two from score one
Social Studies
What are the SIXprinciples stated in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
Science
Name the FOUR different stages of the Water Cycle.
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
4) ______
Language Art
There are many different kinds of bats. Bats sleep in the day and hunt for insects at night.Bats help farmers by eating theinsects that destroy crops.
What do bat do at night?
Why do farmers like bats?
Explanation of Visual Organization Strategies
This level should provide the student with a kick-start, which may assist the student in organizing the answer.
Show student how many words or sentences are required to answer a question or complete a paragraph
Examples of Visual Organization Strategies
Directions listed instead of paragraph form
Color coding important information
Utilizing Symbols to connect information needed to solve the problem or answer the question
Highlighting Important Passages
Expand Writing Output Area with Bold Pen
Highlighting Process + - x, etc
DIFFERENTIATED OUTPUT HIERARCHY
(6th GRADE)
- Yes / No Strategies
- Choice Strategies
- Closed Strategies
EXAMPLES OF CLOSED STRATEGIES
Math
Hector recorded the scores for 2 of his Marco Polo games. He scored
points on the first game and points on the second game.
How many more (-) points did Hector score in the game thanin the
game?
- = ______
Social Studies
Pick 6 of the 8 Statements
1. to form a more perfect union
2. establish justice
3. ensure domestic tranquility
4. guarantee the peoples’ rights
5. provide for the common defense
6. promote the general welfare
7. secure the blessings of liberty
8. have freedom of speech
Science
Name the four (4) stages of the Water Cycle.
Word Bank
EvaporationOxygenationTranspiration
PrecipitationCondensationHydrogenation
1) ______
2) ______
3) ______
4) ______
Language Arts
Bats sleep in the day and hunt for insects at______. Bats help farmers
by eating______that destroy crops.
Nightinsectsday leaves
Explanation of Closed Strategies
Closed strategies organize the student’s output within the curriculum.
Closed strategies narrow the depth of the curriculum.
Closed strategies allow thestudent to use recognition skills versus recall skills to output the information.
Some Examples of Closed Strategies:
Fill in the BlankWord Bank
Page of number of referenceHighlighter Tape
Symbols – Box/box….triangle/triangleContext Clues
Highlighting formula + - x, etcGive formula with symbols
DIFFERENTIATED OUTPUT HIERARCHY
(6thGRADE)
- Yes / No Strategies
- Choice Strategies
EXAMPLES OF Choice Strategies
Math
Hector scored how many more points in the first game than in the second game?
Circle the correct answer
15,968
-13,539
2,4291,267
Social Studies
Please circle a principle stated in thepreamble to the U.S. Constitution?
ensure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense
Science
Name the four (4) stages of the Water Cycle.
The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor is:
compassionevaporation
The process by which water vapor changes to liquid water is called:
oxygenationcondensation
The process by which water is released through leaves is called:
transpirationtransportation
The process by which water returns to the earth is called:
hydrogenationprecipitation
Language Arts
Bats sleep in the day and hunt for insects atnight. Bats help farmers by eating theinsects that destroy crops.
What do bats do at night?
Hunt insects SleepEat crops
Explanation of Choice Strategies
Choice strategies provide the student with a visual method to recall the information.
Closed strategies should be utilizedin a combination of other hierarchy strategies
Examples of Choice Strategies
Color coding a word bank - two choices Pick between two instead of four
Blocking out choices Color matching multiple choice
Pictures of the two choices 2 choices in sentence format
DIFFERENTIATED OUTPUT HIERARCHY
(6thGRADE)
1Yes / No Strategies
Examples of Yes/No Strategies
Math
15,986
-13,539
2,429
Social Studies
Are there four principles stated in the preamble to the United StatesConstitution?
YESNO
Science
Name the four (4) stages of the Water Cycle.
The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor is evaporation.
YES NO
The process by which water vapor changes to liquid water is called oxygenation.
YES NO
The process by which water is released through leaves is calledtransportation.
YES NO
The process by which water returns to the earth is called precipitation.
YES NO
Language Arts
Bats sleep at night.
YESNO
Bats help farmers by eating insects.
YESNO
Explanation of Yes / No strategies
Change the format of the question into Yes/No
Overlay other hierarchy strategies
A Yes / No strategy may have to be taught to a student
The staff person must systematically provide the Yes / No strategy to the student.
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